Summary of Radioactive Decay



Summary of Radioactive Decay

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Half-Life Problems

1. Phosphorus-32 has a half-life of 14.3 days. How many days will it take for a radioactive sample to decay to 1/8 its size?

2. Iodine-131 has a half-life of 8.0 days. How many grams of an original 160 mg sample will remain after 40 days?

3. How many days must elapse for a 0.80 mg sample of iodine-131 in the thyroid to decay to 0.10 g.

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